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About Telgama Village

Telgama is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 206 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Telgama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Telgama village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814165
Area (hectares) 171.88 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 206
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Telgama compares

By the 2011 count Telgama is the 93rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 171.88 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Telgama

Telgama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Telgama as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Telgama from other places

Telgama lies about 29 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 23 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Telgama
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 13 km
Nearest railway station Ekchari 23 km
Nearest town Colgong 25 km
District headquarters Godda 29 km

Villages closest to Telgama

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Boarijor tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Telgama

As per the Census of India 2011, Telgama village had a population of 431. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Telgama village has 206 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Telgama has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Telgama is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Telgama covers 171.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Telgama falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Telgama is Ekchari, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Telgama.

Telgama is about 29 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Telgama is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 13 km away. Ekchari is about 23 km away. Colgong is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duwarighat Telgama (under 2 km), Jata Kuti (under 2 km) and Chitar Koti (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Telgama today is likely to be higher.

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